4) Who/what were the major figures, actions, successes, and set backs in the fight for equality for your group?


As you research your question, keep track of:
  • What questions do you still have that relate to the topic? What did your topic cause you to wonder about?
  • Cite your sources in MLA format. (You may use BIBME or Citation Machine).

  1. Cesar Chavez
  2. Martin Luther King Jr


  • Foundation of United Farm Workers
  • Brown v Board of Education 1954
  • Montgomery Bus Boycott 1955
  • I Have a Dream speech 1963
  • Civil Rights Act 1964


Assassinations of Malcom X (1965), Martin Luther King Jr (1968)


Timelines available at pbs.org